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Medical ste Handling <br />14-M. 111M. 17ir <br />Items Constituting Medical <br />Waste <br />Sharps <br />Blood/Excretions/ <br />Secretions <br />Contaminated Disposable <br />Items <br />Disposable Items Soiled <br />with Visible Blood <br />Weighing Medical Wastes <br />Recording Weight of <br />Wastes <br />Compactor/Dumpster <br />Authorized Vendors <br />26 <br />Policy Statement <br />Medical waste will be handled and disposed of safely and in accordance with regulatory <br />requirements. <br />Policy Interpretation and Implementation <br />1. For the purpose of this policy, medical waste includes human blood and blood - <br />soiled articles, contaminated items (i.e., soiled dressings), items contaminated with <br />feces from a person diagnosed as having a disease that is transmitted through feces, <br />and disposable sharps (e.g., needles/scalpels). <br />2. All sharps must be handled as medical waste, placed in approved sharps containers, <br />and sent for eventual incineration. <br />3. Liquid blood, excretions, and secretions shall be flushed into the sewer system. <br />4. Disposable items, which are contaminated with excretions or secretions from <br />residents believed to be infectious, must be placed in plastic bags and sealed, and <br />either decontaminated with bleach (1:10 or 1:100 dilution), incinerated, or stored in <br />appropriate container until removal from the premises. <br />5. Disposable items soiled with visible blood (or feces from a resident with a disease <br />transmitted through feces) must be placed in plastic bags or containers, and a <br />solution of one (1) part bleach and nine (9) parts water added to saturate the items <br />or the items must be incinerated. Items can also be placed in appropriate containers <br />and placed in medical waste. 0 <br />6. Medical wastes will be weighed at the time of collection and/or storage prior to disposal. <br />7. is responsible for weighing medical wastes. <br />8. The weight, in pounds, will be recorded on the medical waste tracking form <br />(manifest) and/or the shipment log maintained by this facility. <br />9. Any compactor/dumpster must be locked from the outside when not in use and at <br />night. <br />10. Only authorized vendors are permitted to collect regulated wastes. <br />See also OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and Enforcement Standards at <br />www.osha.Qovl <br />See also CDC's GuidelinesforEnvironmental Infection Control in Healthcare <br />Facilities at: www.c&.ggy mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5210. <br />n/a <br />Sharps Disposal; Medical Waste Policies <br />Date: By: <br />Date: By: <br />Date: By: <br />Date: By: <br />Infection Control Policy and Procedure Mamud <br />Z 2001 MED -PASS, Inc. (Revised October 2009) <br />